Intelligence
32
score
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) scores 32 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it …
vs class avg: 9
Alibaba•Open weights•February 24, 2026
Qwen3.5 122B A10B
Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Source:Artificial Analysis scrapeType:Open weights
Speed
139.4
output tokens/sec
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) generates output at 139.4 tokens per second (based on Alibaba's API), …
Latency
2.62s
TTFT
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) has a time to first token (TTFT) of 2. …
Input Price#40/62
$0.40
/ 1M tokens
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) costs $0.40 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $0. …
Output Price#54/62
$3.20
/ 1M tokens
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) costs $0.40 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $0. …
Decision Overview
Ethen's intelligence-driven routing assessment for this model
Overall verdict
Frontier research / complex reasoning
Reserve this model for the hardest requests; simpler or repetitive work should stay on cheaper routes.
Best for
- Complex reasoning
- Research synthesis
- Hard coding tasks
- Multi-step agentic workflows
- Low-latency chat
Weak or unsuitable
- High-volume chat
- Simple classification
- Cost-sensitive pipelines
- Predictable high-volume throughput
Routing recommendation
1
Cheaper routes for predictable extraction, labeling, or summarization
2
Cache-backed reuse for repeated prompts
Cost pressure
Moderate pricing — $0.40 / M input, $3.20 / M output. Costs are manageable, but volume should still be reviewed.
Model-fit matrix
Use this model where capability pays for itself; route away where volume, latency, or budget dominate.
| Use case | Fit | Reason | Routing note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complex reasoning & agentic workflows | Excellent | Intelligence score 32 places this model among top performers. Suitable for multi-step analysis and agentic loops. | Route complex tasks here; reserve simpler queries for cheaper models. |
| High-volume chat & customer-facing | Excellent | Output speed 139.4 tokens/sec and capable intelligence make this suitable for real-time chat at scale. | Ideal for interactive chat; enable caching for repeated queries. |
| Latency-sensitive applications | Moderate | TTFT 2.62s — latency may be noticeable in interactive use. | Consider routing latency-critical paths to faster models. |
| Cost-sensitive pipelines | Moderate | Output pricing at $3.20 is premium. Route high-volume simple tasks to cheaper alternatives. | Use only for high-value tasks; route simple queries to budget models. |
Cost pressure
MediumPricing is moderate — input $0.40, output $3.20. Costs accumulate at volume but are manageable for valuable tasks.
Cheaper substitutes
- Cheaper routes for predictable extraction, labeling, or summarization
Route away when
- Predictable high-volume throughput
- Non-critical classification and extraction
Highlights
Key benchmark results at a glance.
Intelligence
Intelligence position
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) scores 32 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other open weight models of similar size (median: 9).
Speed
Speed position
Output tokens per second · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) generates output at 139.4 tokens per second (based on Alibaba's API), which is above average compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 88.2 t/s).
Context, Cost & Pricing
Price/value position
Weighted average cost (USD) per Intelligence Index task · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Pricing is moderate — input $0.40, output $3.20. Costs accumulate at volume but are manageable for valuable tasks.
Intelligence & Quality
Benchmark scores and quality indices measuring model capability.
AA-Omniscience Index
AA-Omniscience Index (higher is better) measures knowledge reliability and hallucination. It rewards correct answers, penalizes hallucinations, and has no penalty for refusing to answer. Scores range from -100 to 100, where 0 means as many correct as incorrect answers, and negative scores mean more incorrect than correct. · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Bars intentionally show many models at once so the page feels like a benchmark report rather than a dashboard.
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Artificial Analysis Openness Index: Score
Openness Index assesses model openness on a 0 to 100 normalized scale (higher is more open) · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Bars intentionally show many models at once so the page feels like a benchmark report rather than a dashboard.
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Speed & Throughput
Output tokens per second and generation throughput.
Output Speed
Output tokens per second · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Speed should be read together with latency and cost; fast output does not always mean better user-perceived performance.
Speed
Output tokens per second · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Speed should be read together with latency and cost; fast output does not always mean better user-perceived performance.
Latency & Response Time
Time to first token and end-to-end response latency.
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 tokens, including reasoning model 'thinking' time · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Bars intentionally show many models at once so the page feels like a benchmark report rather than a dashboard.
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
Seconds to first answer token received · Accounts for reasoning model 'thinking' time · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Latency includes thinking / reasoning time when applicable. Lower is better for interactive use cases.
Context, Cost & Pricing
Context window size, cost per task, and token pricing.
Context Window
Context window: tokens limit · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Larger context windows enable complex multi-turn tasks but may increase latency and cost for long inputs.
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Ethen Gateway should route away from this model when the task is simple, repetitive, or likely to generate many output tokens.
Cost per Task
Weighted average cost (USD) per Intelligence Index task · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Ethen Gateway should route away from this model when the task is simple, repetitive, or likely to generate many output tokens.
Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Cost (USD) to run all evaluations in the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Ethen Gateway should route away from this model when the task is simple, repetitive, or likely to generate many output tokens.
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output
Price (USD per M Tokens) · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Bars intentionally show many models at once so the page feels like a benchmark report rather than a dashboard.
Time per Intelligence Index Task
Weighted average decode time (minutes) per task; excludes TTFT and overhead time · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Architecture & Scale
Model size, parameters, and architectural details.
Model Size: Total and Active Parameters
Comparison between total model parameters and parameters active during inference · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Larger models generally perform better but cost more to serve. Active parameter count matters for inference efficiency.
Additional Benchmarks
Further benchmark and comparison data.
Output Tokens per Intelligence Index Task
Weighted average number of output tokens used to run one task in the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Specifications
Technical Specifications
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) scores 32 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other open weight models of similar size (median: 9). Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) generates output at 139.4 tokens per second (based on Alibaba's API), which is above average compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 88.2 t/s). Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) costs $0.40 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $0.40) and $3.20 per 1M output tokens (at the higher end, median: $0.84), based on Alibaba's API.
Qwen3.5 122B A10B
- Model type
- Open weights
- Reasoning
- Yes
- Input modalities
- Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) supports text and image input.
- Output modalities
- Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) supports text output.
- Context window
- 260k tokens
- Open weights / source
- Yes, Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.
- Parameters
- Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) has 125 billion parameters (10 billion active).
- Active parameters
- Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) is a Mixture of Experts (MoE) model with 125 billion total parameters, but only 10 billion active parameters are used during inference.
- License
- Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) is released under the Apache 2.0 license. This license allows commercial use.
- API availability
- Yes, Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) is available via API through 5 providers.
Methodology & Provenance
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Frequently Asked Questions
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) was released on February 24, 2026.
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) was created by Alibaba.
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) scores 32 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other open weight models of similar size (median: 9).